Grace Ling

Grace Ling

THE PACESETTER

@gracepace_ · Design Buddies

Drafted Jul 31, 2026

Design Leader

Founder of Design Buddies, the global community she started as a student and grew past 150,000 members. Designer, illustrator, speaker, competitive runner, and committed maker of kawaii technology.

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